Shropshire Attractions & Sightseeing
Use our Shropshire sightseeing and attractions listings to help you make the most of your visit to Shropshire, or browse by location using the map of attractions in Shropshire
Acton Burnell, , Shropshire SY5 7PF
The castle was a grand fortified manor house built in the 13th century by Robert Burnell, Chancellor of England and close friend of King Edward the First. The King was a regular visitor and it is said that he convened one of the first English Parliaments here in 1263.
Atcham, , Shropshire SY4 4TP
Tel 44 (0)1743 708162
Attingham Park is an elegant 18th-century mansion and one of the greatest country houses in Shropshire. It contains important collections of Regency furniture, Grand Tour paintings and ambassadorial silver. The deer park is set in an area of great natural beauty.
Battlefield Farm, Upper Battlefield, , Shropshire SY5 7AP
Tel 44 (0)1743 872122
Battlefield 1403 is a new exhibition centre telling the story of the Battle of Shrewsbury on 21 July 1403, discover more about the battle of Shrewsbury, visit the farm shop or relax in the café.
Legges Way, Madeley, , Shropshire TF7 5DU
Part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust group and one of the most popular attractions in Shropshire - a living outdoor museum where all the staff dress in period costume. Visit a host of restored Victorian buildings, shops, factories, schools to name just a few.
Brewood, Bishops Wood, , Shropshire ST19 9AR
Boscobel House was built in about 1632, when John Gifford of Whiteladies converted a timber-framed farmhouse into a hunting lodge. The Gifford family were Roman Catholics, at a time when the religion suffered persecution.
Duke Street, Broseley, , Shropshire TF8 7DQ
Restored tobacco pipe-making works. Operated by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust
Buildwas, Ironbridge, , Shropshire TF87 BW
Enjoy a guided tour around this beautiful 12th century abbey to discover how the medieval Church affected ordinary people’s lives and what it was like to be a monk or a nun during that time.
Shrewsbury centre, , Shropshire SY1 3BY
A large medieval church originally Saxon, and was rebuilt in the 1170s. It is famous for its superb stained glass windows (including its stunning Jesse window) dating from various periods in its history, with fine arcades and richly carved nave roof.
Coalport, Ironbridge, , Shropshire TF8 7DQ
National Collections of Caughley and Coalport china. Demonstration workshops and shop. Part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Group
Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge, , Shropshire TF8 7DQ
Enginuity is an interactive design and technology centre that aims to inspire and capture the imagination of everyone intrigued by the secrets of how things around them are made and how they work. An Ironbridge Gorge Museum Site.
Weston-under-Redcastle, , Shropshire SY4 5UY
Tel 44 (0)1939 200 611
You can be 'lost' at The Follies in a fantasyland of grottos, labyrinths, tunnels and bridges. Take the stairs up the Monument and enjoy breathtaking views of up to 13 counties. This is a 100-acre site with picnic tables, tearoom and visitor centre.
Telford, , Shropshire
The farm is well over 100 years old and has been a dairy farm, tree nursery and Award winning farm attraction
Moss House, Cherry Tree Hill, , Shropshire TF8 7EF
Over 60 sculptures displayed throughout 10 acres of superbly diverse landscape just outside the historic Ironbridge Gorge
Jackfield, Ironbridge, , Shropshire TF8 7DQ
Displays of decorative tiles, geological exhibitions, workshops and shop. Part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Group.
Coalbrookdale, Ironbridge, , Shropshire TF8 7DQ
Darby furnace where ground breaking technology was used to smelt iron with coke resulting in the construction of the worlds first iron bridge built across the River Severn. An Ironbridge Gorge Museum Site.
The Wharfage, Ironbridge, , Shropshire TF8 7DQ
An audio-video presentation will give you a flavour of what the gorge has to offer. There also is a scale model showing how busy the river was in Victorian times when it played a vital role transporting goods from place to place. Part of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust Group
Abbey Foregate, , Shropshire SY2 6BS
Tel 44 (0)1743 232723
Shrewsbury Abbey was initially a humble wooden Saxon church. It went on to become one of the most impressive monastic buildings in the country founded in 1083 by the Norman Roger de Montgomery and a favourite destination for pilgrims.
Castle Street, , Shropshire SY1 2AT
Tel 44 (0)1743 358516
Shrewsbury castle is a Norman red sandstone construction built by Roger de Montgomery in 1070 on the site of an original Anglo-Saxon fortification. It houses the Shropshire Regimental Museum with collections of pictures, weapons, uniforms and other memorabilia from the 1700's.
St Chad's Terrace, , Shropshire SY1 1JX
Tel 44 (0)1743 365478
St Chad's Church is a magnificent Georgian church overlooking The Quarry, build in 1792. View the central hall, with a sweeping double staircase to the gallery, decoration on the ceiling of the nave, delicate banisters and slender pillars supporting the gallery.
Upper Battlefield, , Shropshire SY5 7AP
St. Mary Magdalene's or Battlefield Church as it was known was built in 1406, just 3 years after the battle of Shrewsbury by Henry IV for the souls of those killed in the battle. Together with the earthworks and ponds to the south the Church is a scheduled monument.
